New York Matrimonial Judge Garson is Alcoholic

An article by Alex Ginsberg in yesterday’s New York Post reported that disgraced former New York state matrimonial judge Gerald Garson’s stay of his sentence pending appeal was based on the fact that he is an alcoholic. His condition is reportedly so severe he will require medically supervised detoxification before going to prison.

Garson’s claim raises a number of interesting questions. Some of them are: How does a practicing matrimonial attorney deal with the cynicism which may be engendered by this new development? Can Garson’s rulings be challenged by a litigant who now claims his or her case was adversely affected by Garson’s alcoholism?   What if anything did Garson’s superiors know about his condition? How does the Office of Court Administration deal with a problem like this?  

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Jeffrey Schwartz - July 19, 2007 9:31 AM

I was a victom of garson as well, he told me that if I don't pay Paul simonovsky $1,500 dollars As the law gaurdian of my children, I will not be able to have visatation with my 3 children. This judge was a bum from the street. I have boxes and boxes of files and short order forms that he imposed on me, and he took my children away from me because he just did not like me. who knows what my X lawer paid him off, I will never know.

Financial Private Investigator - January 24, 2010 3:04 PM

This simply has to be the worst kind of scenario in any Judicial system. Sure, we cannot protect Judges who are dishonest or incompetent, but when this sort of case emerges, it brings his every single ruling into question.

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